Joining the ranks of a human and alien association of elite babysitters, Gabby Duran is paired with her first charge, a young alien girl who challenges Gabby's ability to audition for a band solo. Simultaneous eBook. - (Baker & Taylor)
Twelve-year-old Gabby is recruited by a secret agency to take care of extraterrestrial children. - (Baker & Taylor)
Case File: The First Unsittable
Summary: The Association Linking Intergalatics and Earthlings (hereby known as A.L.I.E.N.) has a new member. After months of investigation, Gabby Duran, Associate 4118-25125A, has proven herself to be a babysitter extraordinaire. Her celebrity clients fly her around the country to care for their rambunctious little humans. Our spy, Associate 4118-23432B, otherwise known as Edwina, believes Gabby can be trusted with the truth: aliens are living among humans on Earth. And here at A.L.I.E.N we believe that even extraterrestrials need a babysitter now and then. No one was up to the task until now.
After accepting the top-secret position, Edwina has paired our new associate up with her first charge, a little girl from the planet Flarknartia. The timing for associate 4118-25125A is less than ideal. It's a school day on Planet Earth, Gabby's audition for the solo part in the band is tonight, and this tiny alien is a bit more than meets the eye.
Can Gabby Duran, Associate 4118-25125A, First Sitter to the Unsittables, keep her otherworldly charge safe in the unpredictable halls of middle-school and keep A.L.I.E.N hidden? - (Grand Central Pub)
Emmy-nominated writer and New York Times best-selling author Elise Allen made a name for herself with her acclaimed young adult novelPopulazzi, and the Jim Henson's Enchanted Sisters chapter books. She also co-wrote Hilary Duff's best-selling Elixir series and Bella Thorne's new series, Autumn Falls. In television, she has written for talent ranging from Madeline Kahn to Kermit the Frog and is currently writing for the new Disney Junior show The Lion Guard. Her dog may or may not secretly be from another planet. You can find her online at www.eliseallen.com or on Twitter @EliseLAllen.
Daryle Conners is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and video game designer. She writes joke and riddle books and has designed many game titles for the PC and iPhone/iPad, includingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; Scene It? Harry Potter;Hot Wheels Slot Car Racers; and Scene It? Twilight Saga. Her nonfiction books includeLunchtime LOLZ; Nintendo DS Hot Tips; ROFLs; Video Game Secrets; and Monster High Howlers. Daryle lives in Seattle, where she still babysits from time to time. You can follow her on Twitter @Darylec.
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Booklist Reviews
Gabby Duran is a sixth-grade supersitter. Kids love her and parents worship her, so much so that she takes a private plane to out-of-state sitting jobs and has to recruit her extra-organized little sister Carmen to manage her bookings and travel schedule. But when Gabby's skills attract the attention of some . . . otherworldly clients, will her mixture of enthusiasm and empathy enable her to survive a session with a uniquely abled, and uniquely terrifying, eight-year-old? Gabby and her friends are all well-rounded, lively characters who are fun to get to know. Especially gratifying is Gabby's account of learning to understand Carmen, who appears to have some non-neurotypical attributes, and how that informs her babysitting philosophy. Overall, Allen and Conners' goofy inventions, wild plot, and peppy dialogue keep things light. Readers who have previously visited Dan Greenburg's Weird Planet or Ray O'Ryan's Galaxy Zack series, as well as fans of Ursula Vernon's Dragonbreath series will be delighted by the blend of real-world drama and far-out sci-fi humor in this briskly plotted crowd-pleaser. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews.
